The top is definitely in or close

    Posted by Michael on 16th of Dec 2009 at 08:50 am

    Bernake is Time Man of the Year

    Does anyone remember when John

    Posted by sporopat on 16th of Dec 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Does anyone remember when John Roth from Nortel was featured in Time (Europe) and Forbes in Dec 2000?  When did Nortel burst the first time?  Shortly thereafter I'm sure.

    yeah -- people joke about

    Posted by Michael on 16th of Dec 2009 at 02:36 pm

    yeah -- people joke about trading on signals from magazine covers -- when a CEO gets a cover, short the stock...........but its amazing how often it works out.  I'd bet a backtest would give good results.

    Was Tiger on the Cover

    Posted by steve on 16th of Dec 2009 at 12:39 pm

    Was Tiger on the Cover Recently?

    so Bernanke is man of

    Posted by dylan398 on 16th of Dec 2009 at 09:10 am

    so Bernanke is man of the year and Obama won the Peace Prize.....where are my meds..

    BB man of the year..BO nobel peace prize...I want to live on an island with no interaction with people!...now what could Tiger Woods win...????If the first two deserve a prize then TW deserves one too...Husband of the Year comes to mind...I have never felt so disconnected from reality

    Time

    Posted by Michael on 16th of Dec 2009 at 09:28 am

    I meant that seriously about the top being in or close to being in -- The July 2006 Time cover story on the housing boom nailed the housing top to the month.

    very interesting observation.  and yea,

    Posted by tahoe on 16th of Dec 2009 at 11:28 am

    very interesting observation.  and yea, the other comments re: BB and Obama .... where are MY meds?  Shocking, though maybe not considering all the so-called shocking things that just continue to happen and no one pays any attention .... would that be sleeveless or maybe it should be ... sleeveless.

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